Befriending Training

angelhands has created a unique training program that empowers our attendees to understand the trauma journey of secondary victims of homicide and serious personal violence and to gain knowledge on how to provide consistent and beneficial support to those who need it most.

The training is delivered and facilitated under the guidance of Dr Ann O’Neill, allowing befrienders to be specifically trained in applying her research and theories, and to ensure that they are able to utilize this knowledge across a broad range of therapeutic modalities.

In addition our training will ensure that ‘befrienders’ and their contact with potential clients: